Category: Shared Living
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Choosing your room
When it comes to shared living, many choices have to be made. One would be a private room or co-sharing; depending on your budget, but mostly on your personality, what you’re used to, and what you can & can’t tolerate (regarding your personal space and habits). Here are some questions to ask yourself before you choose your room…
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Finding a HOME as a divorced lady in Jordan?
Divorce is an emotional rollercoaster on its own! Adding “housing” to the list of things a woman needs to worry about doesn’t make it any easier! Although divorce numbers are increasing tremendously, there is still a stigma around “divorced women & single moms” and their “living situation”! Many tend to move back to their parent’s…
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Food
In 2011, on 1st day I arrived at my first-ever shared house (I was still in university back then), I unbox all of my stuff; including food cans, and arrange them in the kitchen. The very next day, longing for a can of sweet corn, I reach the closet shelf to find that it was…
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House Rules – PART 2
Rules exist for a reason. They organize things, put them in a structure, and automate processes, as well as reduce conflict (and time talking about the same sh** over and over). Rules also provide consistency! The world we live in is extremely fast-paced; nothing is constant. Nevertheless, in order to function properly you need at…
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13 steps to take if you’ve lost the will to study/work
Naivety is expecting that things are always going to go smoothly and you’ll always have the motivation & the energy to study/work! In reality, you’ll go through some highs and lows. And when lows hit, you most probably will lose the will to study (or do anything, for that matter). I personally struggle with this;…